Last week I thought long and hard about my action research project, and after meeting with my site supervisor I have narrowed it down to one that I believe will have a positive impact and can offer valuable information for my campus.  My principal wanted me to do something global on the campus that truly I think I would have failed at because of the enormity of the project.  So I chose to do do a small scale version of his idea.  Inquiry:  What are the most effective intervention strategies for struggling students?  Through this project I can:  1.  Meet with my Special Education Department (we do co-teaching on my campus) and collect data, 2.  Get feedback from those that are in the classes and can offer me valuable insight into the happenings in a variety of settings, 3.  Meet and collaborate during our PLC time on the strategies that are effective in a variety of settings and can we cross those over into another setting to determine if the can be effective there.  I have access through our Eduphoria on test scores, cba's, benchmarks, as well as the strengths and weaknesses on readiness standards.  I can send out teacher feedback forms every 3-6 weeks to have them share what works/doesn't work for some of the learners in their classes.  How do the special education teachers in the co-teach classes offer guidance that can benefit all learners and not just the students served in Special Education within those classes.
This could benefit the campus as a whole, it could possible provide learning communities that collaborate to share ideas and spread knowledge across the content areas.  It would also track the effectiveness of PLC on our campus this school year.  If we can identify and implement strategies that serve the needs of the students, and their score increase as well as their working knowledge on the material outside of taking a test, it is a definite positive for the campus and learner as a whole.

What I have learned this week so far is the internet is my friend, and the rubric is my guide.